Telegram-herald., 1887-08-21
VALLEY CITY PEOPLE
WHERE they ARE. WHAT they DO.

.osas 6oIax, Others 6sas. some Coming
.ad osAsrs Entertaining fstsncs Prom
Abroad Jolly zSl.Fe@dsrs Up
A0Eth-
The Jolly crowd = 81 attended the meet
ing OF the Ahehigzn Passenger Agents up
| ia lAe besatlfal ~Softhland, have sepsr-
atsiy Wendsd their weary ways homewsrd
sl4d are Low rssriag their trad pinions and
thro&ts TOO. les, their threats for il Is
sad Of them that when sll their voices
were raised in song the shrin whistle Of
stszmboa, and steam eaz was .stinsd. On
Thursday they attended . Chippewa camp
meeting held about six miles ftom PeEOskey
and a. tie services were held in the great
original" the gentlemen and their ladies'
fully appreciated and enioyedit. While al
Pesoskey Mrs. AElliken, Mrs. Carpenter
Miss Carpenter. Mrs Lothrop. Mss knight
and Mrs. Warren were seIenaded while in
their car by the following chorus under the
sble leadership of Mr.. Ripley. Of the Leader
the railroad Leader not the newspaper.
Mr. Batter, OF the Wabash. Mr.. King OF the
Michigan Central; Mr.. Bennett. of the
Toledo, Ann ArbOr & Michigan; Mr.
Fuller. OF the Lake Shore, Mr.. Fletcher, of
the Grand Trunk, Mr.. Sheeny, of the
Wabash and Capt Gavett, of the Chicago
s. Western Michigan. At the close of the
song service Capt. Gsyett was elected
treasurer and passed around the nat When
he counted up the contents and found
himself with TWO whole cents buttons
he telt a. though his services had been too
well paid.
Great praise is due TO Mr.. and Mrs c. L.
Lockwood. whose efforts for the pleasure OF
the visitors were untiring, To show their
appreciation OF the hospitslities extended
them handsome pair of bronze vases was
purchased and presented 10 Mr.. and MIS-.
Lock wood, C. b. LothroD attorney tor the
d., l.. n. making the presentation
speech to which Mr.. Lockwood, being SO
taken by surprise. could snswer nothing,
but like Adam of old, turned TO his wife,
Mrs. lockwood, ever equal to the occasion
stepped forward and expressed their united
thanks in neat little speech.
On Friday evening while on the steamer
crossing the straits the concert company
again favored their friends with musical
selections and yesterday morning eight
throats and trying 10 coax back the voices
eciipsed by the cold air of the lakes.
Among the most appreciative admirers
of Mscstawa Park are Frank Bonnell and
wife, Gus Sharp and wife, and Ira c.
Hatch and family, members of very jolly
party who annually encamp on the shores
of BLACK LAKE. They have been spending
the Summer at Ryder's but the cold spell
put an end to their pleasure and they all
returned home on Wednesday. Gus
Sharp and Ira Hatch. since their return.
spin fish stories the magnitude of which
double discount anything ever told.
J. 2. Andrews. of Detroit who has been
up North for several days was in town Sat-
urday on his way bome,to Detroit. Al
Cadillac he was entertained by Dr. Wardell
on the letters sse.ia yacht. DIR. Askam, Il.
L. Metheany, Judge Aldrich. Judge
Durham. Senator Giddings, Fred Tracy.
Harry Ballou and f. e. Kelley were
among the Doctors guests on the Doak.
After the party at the Cutler House was
over last night, party of four gentlemen,
supposed TO be from Grand Rapids, sere-
nsded Miss Dean, who is stopping at Mr..
James Barnes, going from there TO Mr.. Cut
ler's residence and giving short one there.
The people who heard the singing pro-
nounce il very fine indeed.-Grond HaseR
Journal
II. A. Filler has returned from an ex-
tended visit TO his children in the East.
Mr.. Filler contemplated spending the Sum-
mer at MacataHs with bis sister, Miss Ida.
and his children, as guests of Grand Rap
ids party Of young married people, but
sickness on the part of the lady compelled
them to forego the pleasure.
social was given Yesterday evening by
Mr.. Z. J. kraus, superintendent of the Me-
tropolitsn Life Insurance Co., of New York,
a. lis residence, No. 40 Cass-st., to the
assistant superintendents and the agents of
this city. A very pleasant evening was
spent, and will long be remembered by
those vino were present.
Geo. Z. Sherman. of Lilley, book-keeper
for the well known lumber firm of Sisson &
I.illey, is spending Sunday in the city with
friends. Rumor has il that he has an eye
on a pretty little cottage which he may
purchase, having great confidence in Grand
Rapids real estate.
Franklin Bsrnhart and family leave
Monday for Cnsutsuqua on an extended
pleasure trip IL Mr.. Barnhart can con-
tent himself away from the hustle of busi-
ness il will be several weeks before he will
again mingie with the mcguls of the whole
sale trsde.
Mr.. and Mrs. James NJ. Lane. of Lake
ave, and daughter frankie. leave this even
ing for the East. They will visit the sea
shore and friends in Massachusetts. and
then go to their old home, near Bangor.
Maine. which Mr. and Ars. Lane left thirty
years sgo.
George A. Rumsey, of Big Rapids, has
transferred bis lumber interests to Knox
vile, Tenn. aud will shortly remove there
with bis family. Mrs. Rumssy is a sister
Of Mrs. Add Morrison and taught in the
schools here for many years.
VIII Browne. Charles McQuewan, Fred
Bal, Chet Shepard, Edgar Hunting. John
Se7mour and Walter McBrien. attended the
german given BY Mrs. II. d. Irish, al the
Cutter House, Grand Haven, Thursday
evening.
James Cloyes Of Lyon-st.. returned on
FRIDAY evening from = three weeks vsiit
spent in Boston and vicinity. renewing
ac1aainsancss formed over thirty years ago
and taking over MS boyhood days with his
brothers He avs that be lived year every
dav he vas absent.
The chilly nights snd morning remind
one tnst old Autumn is our next door neigh
Dor sd must shortly be called upon sossns
fnl<7sg The Summer moths and butterflies
will soon curl 1p With the cold and the
frost will Kiss the color from the lste
blooming posiss.
The. Misses iAry and Ethel Frslizh re-
rurnei yesterday from Nusksgon, where
ther ksye been visiting friends f0r tbs past
week.
Mss Nellie Carroll il home from Macs
tsws ard in company with Der brother.
40 Carroll. one of tae members Of the
winning O-Wssh-ts-NorF boat crsr. con